The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 30, 2170
Waning Gibbous
99.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:58 PM
6:27 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.5%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 375,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3060
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 188.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.4° / 292.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 06m / -23.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.61° / -0.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.56° / 1.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.21° / 0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.